The Baltimore Orioles' slugger blasted his 37th home run Sunday afternoon, tying Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson for the American League record for most dingers before the All-Star break. Jackson turned the trick in 1969 as a member of the Oakland A's.

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants holds the all-time record, with 39 homers before the 2001 All-Star break. Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals is the only other player in history with at least 37 home runs before the break. He hit that many in 1998.

The stat can be a bit misleading, because the number of games played before the All-Star break is not consistent from year to year. For instance, the Orioles are playing in their 96th game of the year while Jackson played in 91 games before the 1969 break.

Still, it's pretty heady company for Davis, who will be the AL's All-Star starter at first base.

Next up for Davis is the Home Run Derby, which takes place Monday night at Citi Field, All-Star Game host site and home of the New York Mets.

How he prepares for the competition is anyone's guess.

"I'm not really sure what to expect," Davis told the Baltimore Sun. "We'll see how I feel when I get back. I'll be able to tell you a lot more about it after it's done than I will before."

There's always concern a hitter will foul up his swing trying to hit homers in the competition. However, Davis has power to all fields. And manager Buck Showalter told the Sun he isn't worried about his slugger.

"You can get hurt walking through the parking lot," Showalter said. "You can go into a spell where you're not swinging it well. That's a lack of confidence in you and your abilities and your routine and things you do. To say that's going to do this and do that, I'm proud of Chris and he's representing the Orioles, and I hope hits them 700 frickin' feet."

Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers is a two-time derby winner, once in each league.